I-215 lanes to close Monday night

Motorists may want to plan ahead if they intend to drive Interstate 215 through Menifee late Monday night.

The Riverside County Transportation Commission, which is directing the widening of I-215 between Scott Road in Menifee and Nuevo Road in Perris, has announced that the project will shut down lanes on both sides of the freeway from 9 p.m. Monday until 4 a.m. Tuesday.

A short stretch of a northbound lane will close north of Newport Road and a stretch of a southbound lane will close just south of Ethanac Road, according to a news release.